• Gain inside understanding of what has been happening in your industry and what the future is likely to hold
• Maximise your future potential by forming links with those that you meet, with the aim of developing longer-term, commercial or research collaborations
• Answer question “Do we have a problem?” - Understand what the problems are
• Debate the issues
• Understand what can or must be done now / medium / long term
• Understand the potential contribution from new technology
• Take away a list of actions